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Missing Millstadt woman is found, sheriff’s department says

An 86-year-old Millstadt woman who had been missing since Tuesday afternoon has been found safely, according to the St. Clair County Sheriff’s Department.

Helen L. Rogers was known to have left her home near Millstadt at approximately 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, a sheriff’s department release stated Wednesday. It was believed to be going to the River City Casino in St. Louis in her 2005 biege Kia Sedona, but that she never arrived there, the sheriff said.

Rogers uses a walker and can have some memory loss.

But sheriff’s department Capt. Bruce Fleshren said Rogers was located by family in Belleville and that she is in good health.

This story was originally published November 18, 2020 at 12:46 PM.

Dean Criddle
Belleville News-Democrat
Dean Criddle has been a reporter at the Belleville News-Democrat for more than 32 years and currently covers public safety . The SIUE graduate was elected in 2020 to the Illinois Basketball Coaches Hall of Fame as a sports writer. Dean is married and lives in Belleville.
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